Wake County, NC - Wills

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In the name of God, Amen I William Pope, Senior of Wake County and state of 
North Carolina being weak in body and it being appointed for all men once to 
die but being at present of sound and sane mind and memory do hereby make 
and ordain this instrument of writing to be understood and considered for my 
last will and testament in manner and form following to wit that is to say 
that after my decease I recommend my body to the earth in decent and 
Christian burial not doubting to receive the same at the resurection of the 
just with the blessing of Christ and respecting the worldly effects 
wherewith it hath pleased divine providence to bless me I depart of as 
follows:

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Paty Thomson 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Winnefred Garner 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally Powell 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly Powell 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Powell 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Cloe Liptrot 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Elijah Pope 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Charles Pope 50 cents.
Item I give and bequeath to my son William Pope 50 cents and all the rest 
and residue my estate consisting of the articles herein after mentioned.
I give and bequeath to my son Dempsy Pope, to wit, eleven head of cattle, 
one man, two feather beds and covering and Bedsteads pertaining to each of 
the two said beds and two Iron Pots and all my farming utensils and 
plantation tools and all other articles not herein mentioned and belonging 
to me. I give and bequeath to my said son Dempsy Pope his heirs and assigns 
and I hereby make annul and make void all other wills or testaments by me 
made and I do hereby nominate and appoint Alexander Myatt and Samuel Walton, 
executors of this last will and testament and if either of them fail or 
refuse I authorize the other to procede and officate as my sole executor. 
Signed sealed and published in presence of  Titus Fanning Turner, January 
25, 1818.
                                                                           
                                       William Pope {seal}

The above last will and testament of William Pope, deceased from earth duly 
proven by the oath of Titus Fanning Turner witness thereto and whereas to be 
recorded.         B. T. King, County Clerk
Wake Co., NC Aug. term 1818, record bk 14, p 327.

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